Ok, im less pissed now. Basically every tutorial I see on 3ds max has a dark "night" theme for the menus and such. While my version of 3ds max has light gray menus. I didn't think anything of it at first, but now i'm wondering if buttons and such are in different places as well (my material editor looks suspect.)

So when you guys install 3dmax for the first time the default theme is the one shown in the second photo, correct? (mine look like the top photo)

I have looked in the options but i cant find anything...

I had 3dmax 2013 installed but i downgraded to 2012 because cry-exporter, maybe that has something to do with it?

His material type is Standard while yours is Arch&Design. Click on Arch&Design and switch it to standard.

Once you do that, yours will look basically the same. You cannot use the Arch&Design type, at least not to my knowledge. Once in the Standard type, switch your shader to Crytek shader. From then on yours should look like his.

Uhh.... the reason yours looks so different is that you are using 3DS Max Design version instead of just normal 3DS Max.Most of the functionality is the same between versions but there are a few differences, as you have discovered. I'd trying the trial of the normal 3ds max and see if that looks more like what you were expecting.

Riaction wrote:Uhh.... the reason yours looks so different is that you are using 3DS Max Design version instead of just normal 3DS Max.Most of the functionality is the same between versions but there are a few differences, as you have discovered. I'd trying the trial of the normal 3ds max and see if that looks more like what you were expecting.

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